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December 18, 2011

Attendance

8:45 Service ~ 203 11:00 Service ~ 478 Total Worship ~ 681

Bible Study ~ 482

Giving

Current Week’s

Receipts: $ 42,504

Receipts to Date (51 weeks) $ 1,575,232

Campus

Improvement YTD: $ 34,532

3515 Grandview Ave Louisville, KY 40207

(502) 896-8882

Web Site: www.smbclouisville.org

E Mail:

smbc@smbclouisville.org

Our call… Through Christ’s love we serve as faith part-ners in God’s world to help seekers become believers and believ-ers become disciples.

Pastor Greg

What a great night we had at the Christmas Dinner. I was especially glad Jackie was able to be with us this year. The table decorations, musi-cal presentation, conversa-tions around tables, and food all made for another memora-ble night at SMBC. Thanks to Susan Boyer, Lynne Hardin, Tim Galyon, and a whole cast of volunteers for their work in making everything come to-gether. With Christmas falling on Sunday this year, we have a great opportunity to celebrate the birth of Christ together. If you have family or guests in town, please bring them with you. The dress will be Christ-mas casual, so they don't even have to worry about what to wear. We will gather for one worship service at 11:00. Jackie and I want to wish you and your family a very merry Christmas. We consider it such a blessing to be part of the SMBC family. Thanks for all your cards and warm wishes. While we haven't been able to make every party this season, everywhere we've been, we have felt loved and well-fed. I look forward to seeing you this Sunday as we celebrate our Savior's birth, Greg

The Church campus and office will be closed, except for scheduled worship services, from Friday, December 23 through Monday, January 2. The Church campus and office will reopen on Tues-day, January 3, 2012. During the break, for all matters related to the Church campus, please contact John Shapanus at 550-5812 or Don Goodman at 812-989-3041.

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Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday

Joyce Oliver Greg Barr Greg Barr Jeremy Colliver Tim Galyon Tim Galyon Terry Seelow Terry Seelow David Garrard David Garrard Mary Ellen Yates

608-8047 290-0694

290-0694 316-3120 235-6117 235-6117 290-1433 290-1433 905-2512 905-2512 468-5065

Christmas Holiday Schedule...Ministers On-Call

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HUGG Birthdays in January

3rd - Bert Akin

6th - Margaret Brumleve

11th - Thelma Myers 28th - Roy Wigginton 29th - Betty Bingham 30th - Pearl Metzger

Sunday, January 1

Volunteers Needed

Please Call Joyce Oliver at 608-8047, if you are able to help with Worship Care on New Years Day.

Sunday, January 8 Babies/Crawlers & Toddlers 8:45...Sharon & Abby Outlaw 11:00...Jean Leeper & Chelsea Logue 2&3 Year Olds 8:45...Karen Strader & Bobbie Whitten 11:00…Michelle Deaton & Joel Wetherington 4 & 5 Year Olds 8:45...Karen Strader Bobbie Whitten 11:00...Mike & Holly Norman

Holiday practice schedule Upward teams will practice the week of December 12. Then we will take two weeks off to celebrate Christmas and welcome in the new year. Practices will resume the week of January 2. Because Janu-ary 2 is a holiday, teams that nor-mally practice on Monday will practice on Friday that week only. See the Practice button of our league website for complete details.

Join our Hospitality Team! Volunteers are needed to greet folks and direct traffic for our Evaluation Events as well as on Game Day once the season be-gins. Friendly faces will play an important role in helping us con-nect with Upward families. Con-tact David Garrard for more infor-mation on how you can help.

Prayer Emphasis Week of December 11 • Pray for kids to listen and have

a desire to learn • Pray for parents/guardians to be

encouraging Pick up a copy of the 2012 Upward

Prayer Guide at the Welcome Cen-ter in the foyer and help us pray for our Upward Ministry all season long.

Games Begin January 7 Schedules are available on-line at www.smbcupward.com

Here are your two youth to pray for this week: Andrew Olson and Alli-son Gentner .

Men's Basketball! It's time to sign up for our Men's (18 and older ) Basketba ll League! We will field two teams-- a B league team (recreational/competitive) and a C league team (recreational). The teams will play on Thursday and Friday nights re-spectively at Beargrass Chris-tian. Games begin the week of January 2. Contact David Garrard, for more information.

Game room volunteer One more volunteer is needed to round out our Wednesday evening Open Gym Volunteer Team. A vol-unteer is needed to work the second Wednesday of the month. Volun-teers watch the gym from 5:00 – 6:20 p.m. and make it possible for our youth and children to enjoy the gym before heading to other activi-ties. See David Garrard for more information.

Super 6 Retreat Deadline is Tuesday, December 27! Our annual Super 6 Retreat for 6th graders and parents is set for Janu-ary 13-14 at Butler State Park. We will leave at 5:30 p.m. on Friday evening and be back Saturday shortly after noon in time for Up-ward games. John Bennett, Pre-school and Children’s Consultant for our Kentucky Baptist Conven-tion will be our special guest! Com-plete details are available in Sunday School as well as on our website. Our final room list has to be turned in by Tuesday, December 27, so please let us know your plans.

Congratulations to Marc and Vicki Shearer who will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Thursday, December 22.

December 25 & January 1 Children’s Schedule WOW Worship will not meet on Christmas Day or New Year's Day as we will only be having one ser-vice. Children's and Preteen Sunday School will meet on January 1, but we will meet together in the chapel for a special New Year's Day cele-bration.

High School Retreat

January 13-16, 2012

We will be attending a conference called “The Remnant Generation” in Sevierville, Tennessee. Students will participate in worship, listen to speakers, and attend concerts with some of the top artists in Christian rock music, including Disciple, Thousand Foot Krutch, and The Af-ters. We will have free time as a youth group on Saturday and Sun-day afternoon.

We will be staying at Wilderness at the Smokies in Sevierville, Tennes-see. This is a FUN hotel with an i n d o o r w a t e r p a r k . www.wildernessatthesmokies.com

Cost: $150.00 per student

Sign-up Deadline: January 4th

Be looking for specific details in the mail soon!

Youth Mission Trip Sign Up Deadline is December 31st!

This is the ABSOLUTE deadline since we have to make travel ar-rangements. A $100.00 deposit is due at this time as well.

This Sermon Series is avail-able at the Welcome Cen-ter on Sunday morning or in the church of-fice during the week. The cost is $15.

HUGG Caroling by Mary Ellen Yates

What a great sight to see pre-schoolers, children, youth, and adults enter the Fellowship Hall last Wednesday evening, Decem-ber 14, for our 12th Annual HUGG Caroling! Your enthusiasm and excitement to make fruit baskets and drive all over Louisville and Southern Indiana to see our HUGG Friends was incredible! Fourteen intergenerational teams of preschoolers, children, youth and adults shared joy, hope, songs, smiles, hugs and love with many of our HUGG Friends and seniors. Thanks be to God that we have Jesus who shows us how, and for the incredible gift of giving and receiving, of loving and being loved. Thanks for your participa-tion. A special thanks to our team leaders: Brenda Clark, Joe & Jean Dean, Emily & Richard Flowers, Tim Galyon, Michael Higgs, Jeff & Danielle Hudgins, Jim Leeper, Sandy Martin, Missey McMillan, Vicki Rainbow, Ila & Sonny Rickards, Terry Tatro, Valerie & Andy Vincent, and Debbie Wind-horst. Thanks to Mary Cay Rich and Cookie Ministry Team members: Linda Garmon, Madeline Grieb, Susan Hines, Jean Leeper, Shirley Martin, Dove Quire, and Rachel Wright for making cookies for us to enjoy upon our return. Thanks to Linda Cole, Anita Downs, and Charlotte & Richard Hibbs for their hospitality in getting the goodies ready for us to enjoy. Thanks to Sandy Martin for her assistance in setting up. The HUGG Ministry is always looking for volunteers. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer HUGGER on an ongoing basis, please contact me at: 468-5065 or email:

meyates@smbclouisville.org

Sunday, January 1

One Worship Service

At 11 am

College Ministry Led

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Hospital List No members hospitalized at time of publication.

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Wednesday Meal Menus

December 21

No Meal or Activities

Meals and Activities

Resume January 4

January 4

Stuffed Chicken w/Lemon

Beurre Blanc

Buttered Noodles

Zucchini & Yellow Squash

Spinach Salad

Classic Vinaigrette Salad

Mississippi Mud Cake

Bread Pudding

with Praline Sauce

January 11

Meatloaf

Scalloped Potatoes

Steamed Broccoli

Apple Spinach Salad

Green Salad

Garlic Bread

Chocolate Candy Cake

Apple Cobbler

with Ice Cream

To reach the offering goal we set in

our 2011 Missions and Ministry

Plan, we need to give $174,768 be-

fore year-end.

Giving with Confidence Both of our international missions sending agencies send 100% of the gifts received directly to the field. The funds can be accessed immediately. As we follow Jesus' command to be witnesses to the ends of the earth we are blessed to connect with these two agencies that are committed to helping us live out the Great Commission to all areas of the world! Do you want to know more about how these organizations func-tion? You are welcome to visit t h e m o n l i n e a t www.thefellowship. info and www.imb.org.

Lottie Moon

Christmas Offering (SBC) supports 4,887 missionaries among 763 People Groups.

SMBC Goal: $13,000 Given To Date: $7,886

Global Missions Offering (CBF)

supports 83 missionaries among 23 People Groups

SMBC Goal: $11,000 Given To Date: $3,369

Holiday Publishing Schedule December 19 will be the last issue of The Dove/Western Recorder for this year. There will be no newsletter/paper published the week of December 26 or January 2. The first publication date for the new year is the week of January 9.

105 Families Helped This Year Because of your liberal donations SMBC made a commitment to one-hundred five families with three hun-dred children for Christmas Connec-tion this year. Our physical gifts in-cluded toys, school uniforms, a special treat for moms or dads, and a Bible and blanket for each family. Our continu-ing partnership with Baptist Fellowship Center was made stronger this year as it was expanded to include Shiloh Bap-tist Church. Their partnering with us for Christmas Connection presented a personal church connection for each family served. As a member of Shiloh greeted each person, they had an op-portunity to become connected with a church almost in their backyard. SMBC members also enthusiastically gave gifts of love through smiles, hugs and service. Thank you to the multi-tude who prayed, gave financially, shopped, transported, sorted inventory, wrapped packages, served as greeters and personal shoppers. Every moment spent and every person who contrib-uted publicly and privately made a Great Commission difference in Louis-ville. This is part of the Advent story that you retell every year. We’re al-ready enjoying the memories being shared as we prepare our next Christ-mas Connection. Your giving spirit is the Christ-like spirit that shines all year long. Bobbie Whitten and Terry Seelow